Ellipsoidal object

Ellipsoidal object, possibly a trotoiseshell

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Ellipsoidal object, possibly a trotoiseshell
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Ellipsoidal object, possibly a trotoiseshell, tightly wrapped in cloth and string netting, with bean pendant, Belgian Congo, 1871-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A92776
Materials:
tortoiseshell, ? material, cloth, string and bean
type:
amulet
credit:
Pareyn, H.